2013 House of St Michael the Archangel Devotional Conference
Devotion to the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is unstoppable. Powerful and unseen, the Spirit drives all things towards the glory of Jesus Christ. The 2013 House of St Michael the Archangel Devotional Conference is committed to growing in reverence and love for the Holy Spirit and so becoming more totally converted into the likeness of Jesus Christ. Through worship and the witness of the ancient Church, the Devotional Conference will call people into this reality, into the wonder of bearing the presence of the Holy Spirit.
The ancient saints guiding the Conference will be St John the Evangelist and St Symeon the New Theologian.
Dates: Fri-Sat, January 18-19, 2013
Schedule:
Friday, 6pm-10pm
Saturday, 8am-5pm
Optional all-night vigil on Friday from 10pm-8am. The vigil will involve a consecutive reading of the Gospel of John interwoven with singing to the Holy Spirit. People are welcome to participate in the vigil as much as they’re able – which could be for one hour, two hours, four hours, the whole thing, or not at all. People who participate in the vigil will also be welcome to sleep in the church when they’re not holding vigil.
Location: Oakmont Presbyterian Church, 415 Pennsylvania Ave, Oakmont, PA 15139
Cost: $30. This includes light food to sustain energy for devotion.
A short reflection on the 2012 Devotional Conference: Massively Obsessed.
Contact: Tim Becker, becker.timothy.j@gmail.com
2013 House of St Michael the Archangel Intensive Seminar Week
Focus: Pursuing the life of holiness
Guides: Early Church Fathers from The Philokalia: Evagrios the Solitary, St John Cassian, St Mark the Monk, and St John of Karpathos.
Times and Dates: Tues-Thurs, January 15-17, 2013
Tuesday and Wednesday, 9am-5pm; Thursday, 9am-6pm
Location: Somewhere in Pittsburgh, PA. Exact location is TBD.
Cost: 0.5% of a person’s income (half of a percent; 1/20th of a tithe). This covers food, and the adjacent Devotional Conference (if someone does both). People will need to purchase a copy of The Philokalia, volume 1 (Amazon, Christianbook).
Each day will begin and end in a sung meditation of the Jesus Prayer. We will also have two discussions per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, each covering a different reading. The final discussion on Thursday will provide an opportunity for summary reflections. There will also be a substantial time of meditative worship in the middle of each day.
The goal of this Intensive Week is to grow in desire for holiness and love for Jesus in communion with the saints.
People are more than welcome to participate only in the Intensive Week or only in the Devotional Conference, though the two together should prove to be significant and a remarkable opportunity to grow in the Lord and perceive the glory of God more clearly than before.
Contact: Tim Becker, becker.timothy.j@gmail.com
2012 Devotional Conference
Too many Christians aren’t impressed with Jesus, at least not enough. The annual House of St Michael the Archangel Devotional Conference is committed to entering into greater awe and reverence for the Lord Jesus Christ. The focus of this 2012′s conference was devotion to the name of Jesus. Through worship and the witness of the ancient Church, the Devotional Conference called people to desire Jesus Christ with ever greater conviction.
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